tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3353642204513381780.post8432988724170240819..comments2011-05-18T10:31:22.458-07:00Comments on Issues to Ponder: Deep Springs CollegeM Richardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08644940232494534872noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3353642204513381780.post-55292692425860833742009-01-25T23:59:00.000-08:002009-01-25T23:59:00.000-08:00Thanks km,You also made a great comment on another...Thanks km,<BR/><BR/>You also made a great comment on another post which I will address there.<BR/><BR/>It only took me one college to use as a item to refute, using fairly low standards, the opinion shared by many opponents to the Marymount Expansion.<BR/>MWM Richardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08644940232494534872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3353642204513381780.post-45668628880642143212009-01-25T23:49:00.000-08:002009-01-25T23:49:00.000-08:00Otis also has student housing nearby at Playa Vist...Otis also has student housing nearby at Playa Vista. It looks campus adjacent on the map although I have not checked it in real life. Otis is a 2 year private.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3353642204513381780.post-54613999817603086132009-01-25T23:26:00.000-08:002009-01-25T23:26:00.000-08:00FIDM has a student housing program that is a partn...FIDM has a student housing program that is a partnership with apartment buildings close to three of its campuses. It is private and a 2 year program with an optional 3rd year track. The apartments are 2 bd semi furnished units that are administered by the school and have RA's.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3353642204513381780.post-51637451091081080162009-01-23T22:52:00.000-08:002009-01-23T22:52:00.000-08:00Thanks Russell,I wrote you an Email about the deba...Thanks Russell,<BR/><BR/>I wrote you an Email about the debate I continue to have with others about Marymount.<BR/><BR/>Marymount is not a "Community College" as it has about 99% full time students as opposed to about 30% full time students who attend public Community Colleges.<BR/><BR/>But it still is considered a 'commuter college' even though more than half of its students live in the two off-campus housing sites.<BR/><BR/>According to the leading opposition group for the Expansion Project, Marymount doesn't really fit into any category that allows it to be truly compared to other two-year colleges that have on-campus housing.<BR/><BR/>The 12 public community or junior colleges in California that have on-campus or adjacent student housing can't be compared to Marymount.<BR/><BR/>But I am using a very low comparison bar; a private, two-year college. With this low bar, I have to include Deep Springs College, because I feel it is the right thing to do.<BR/><BR/>The College's Web site was more interesting than I expected it to be.<BR/><BR/>Looking up the location of the College on Google Earth certainly gave me the view that it is out there in the desert. It look nice from above and the housing is a bit of a walk from the fields and barns.<BR/><BR/>I don't know if Chairman Mao would have considered ranchhands and farmers who doubled as wisemen, monks, and peaceful folks, compared to his vision.<BR/><BR/>I do like to go out onto the desert and have some quiet reflection time. Fresh cut alfalfa makes me sneeze though.<BR/>MWM Richardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08644940232494534872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3353642204513381780.post-5668343623454664882009-01-23T19:36:00.000-08:002009-01-23T19:36:00.000-08:00"Deep Springs operates on the belief that manual l..."Deep Springs operates on the belief that manual labor and political deliberation are integral parts of a comprehensive liberal arts education." Chairman Mao had the same mindset. I don't understand the logic in connecting the two.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com